ArchiveSeptember, 2014

Carly Matthews-Lynch is the winner of the Sky Academy TV Scholarship run in tandem with The National Film School at the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT). Matthews-Lynch, 24, is a communications graduate from DCU. She takes up her place on the masters (MA) in broadcast production this week, a step towards realising […]

DDFH&B is the only Dublin agency among the three left to compete in the final stages of the Aer Lingus creative review. The airline will also see presentations from London agency Krow and KesselsKramer, an independent agency with offices in Amsterdam, London and Los Angeles and already known in Ireland for its work for KBC […]

Marketers and their agencies are reminded that the last chance they have to enter for this year’s Marketer of the Year award is close of business tomorrow, Thursday, September 25th. The award salutes Ireland’s top marketers, who through their passion and commitment, have created winning strategies for their brands, specifically for work done in the […]

Ciara St Lawrence has been promoted to the role of account director at Carat. She joined Carat’s digital department in 2007 working across both search and display. She has since progressed into a senior account manager role specialising in display and social media. She has led digital campaigns for Diageo, Bank of Ireland, Mondelez International […]

Marketers and their agencies are reminded that the deadline for submissions for this year’s Marketer of the Year award is close of business next Thursday, September 25th. The award salutes Ireland’s top marketers, who through their passion and commitment, have created winning strategies for their brands, specifically for work done in the last two years. […]

TV3 has put a call out for a sponsor for The Guarantee, a feature film recreating the drama of the night of Ireland’s infamous bank guarantee, which it will screen in early December. TV3’s Jill O’Meara says the package includes two 10″ stings/10 by 5″ stings, branding on all promos, sponsor catch-up on the 3player […]

MediaVest managing director for the past seven years Aidan Greene has been appointed deputy chief executive at Core Media and will work alongside the group’s CEO Alan Cox. Greene’s promotion at Core paves the way for Michael Clancy to take over as managing director at MediaVest. Clancy has been with the agency for the past […]

Dentsu Aegis-owned media agency Carat is to sponsor Newstalk’s TED Radio Hour which starts this Sunday. The package includes spots, live mentions, stings, online presence and social media promotion. Dave Winterlich, head of strategy, Carat, says the sponsorship is a great fit for the agency. “Carat is all about redefining media so it’s great to […]

It may be hard to call the result of the independence referendum in Scotland, but there is no doubt about the popularity of the Ireland women’s rugby team. The team that beat New Zealand in the Women’s Rugby World Cup got a whopping 98 per cent of the vote in the Work.Shop.Play Heroes & Villians […]

International delegates from the UK, France, Italy, the US, Qatar and of course Ireland attended the 52nd Sharks creative awards festival in Kinsale at the weekend. There was a 20 per cent increase in festival entries this year. An education day on Friday saw talks from award-winning radio writer Paul Burke, Alex Matthews from BBH […]

Diageo unveils a new Guinness TV commercial filmed in and around the St. James’s Gate brewery today. The ad will air for the first time today across Ireland and the UK. Narrated by Irish actor Cillian Murphy, the ad begins just after dawn as we follow Peter Simpson, a young brewer cycling to work through […]

An Post has launched a nationwide initiative to get small business owners to double company sales. The Put Your Business in the Frame initiative with Admailer.ie aims to help improve how small business owners target new customers. Announced by Cara Group director and Dragons’ Den star Ramona Nicholas, the initiative aims to empower SMEs […]

EMMA WALLS is marketing director of Glenisk, a dairy producer which she says was doing organic before it became trendy. She joined the company almost seven years ago, having been an account director at Ogilvy for eight years and an independent PR consultant. She has a BA in humanities and media from the University of […]